To: matthewrobertolson
An excellent man? With mistresses? Who used the power of the church to wage war on his family’s long-standing rivals?
Yeah, for some reason I’m thinking your assessment is probably not the most unbiased.
To: Boogieman
A mistress, while he was a cardinal. And those families attacked him (the Orsini are even rumored to have killed his brother!). The Sforzas (specifically, Caterina) tried to poison him! He just tried to unite the Papal States and return them to their proper function, much like Pope Julius II did.
You seem very ignorant.
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